In every business relationship there is the potential for conflict over contractual agreements or business operations. When such conflicts arise, there is no need to incur the onerous expense and delays involved in traditional litigation. There are readily available alternative dispute resolution procedures that will enable you to resolve your disputes relatively quickly, fairly and cost-effectively.

Resolving international disputes demands special skills, experience and cultural sensitivity. That’s why thousands of attorneys and their clients turn to JAMS. We are a recognized leader in cross-border mediations and arbitrations, with resources wherever you or your clients do business.

Colleges and universities need to manage, resolve and prevent conflict. As a worldwide leader in dispute resolution, JAMS is singularly qualified to provide a comprehensive range of unique and effective solutions for problems facing students, faculty and administration.

The JAMS ADR blog serves to engage our clients, the legal community and the public in a discussion about alternative dispute resolution. As leaders in mediation, arbitration and more, we strive to remain at the forefront of legal developments, trends and news in areas of law that pertain to ADR.

International commercial arbitration is one of the fastest-growing practices at JAMS. With industry leading rules, JAMS is praised for a highly experienced panel with specialties in many key areas, multilingual case management capabilities, and unparalleled service. JAMS specializes in the resolution of international disputes and is one of the largest providers of commercial arbitration in the world.

Frederick B. Skillern, Esq.

Case Manager

Biography

Frederick B. Skillern, Esq. joined JAMS in 2017 after a forty-year career trying cases in Colorado courts. After four years as a prosecutor, most of his work was in real estate and general business litigation. He assisted clients in a wide range of real estate transactions and tried dozens of cases to verdict throughout Colorado and neighboring states. He served as a district court judge in Colorado’s 18th Judicial District from 2000 to 2003, presiding over more than sixty jury trials. He shares a passion for both the intricacies of real estate law and helping people solve problems.

Fred is a past chair (2005-2006) of the Colorado Bar Association’s Real Estate Section Council and has presented the annual “Case Law Update” at the annual Colorado Real Estate Symposium since 1998.

ADR Experience and Qualifications

Mr. Skillern believes a mediator with deep knowledge of the context in which the litigants live and work can help the parties bridge the gap and reach agreement – “speaking their language” can help identify the complex set of interests and emotions involved in a given dispute.

Mr. Skillern completed mediation training in 2008 with Linda Singer and Michael Lewis at Harvard Law School’s Negotiation Institute and had success serving as a mediator as a part of his private practice. At JAMS, he now works exclusively on mediation, arbitration, and as court-appointed commissioner and special master in all types of real estate cases.

Additional Experience

As a lawyer prior to joining JAMS in 2017, Mr. Skillern led clients into more than 100 formal mediation sessions and served as mediator in more than forty cases.

First American Title Insurance Company v. Fidelity National Title Company, 310 P.3d 272 (Colo. App. 2013) (title insurance)

Joondeph v. Hicks, 235 P.3d 303 (Colo. 2010) (equitable subrogation)

R.C.R. v. Deline, 190 P.3d 140 (Wyo. 2008) (easements)

Mr. Skillern was engaged as an expert witness in more than 80 cases from 2000-2017. He testified in courts across Colorado, on issues ranging from real estate and title insurance practices to attorney fee disputes and professional liability claims against lawyers and brokers.

Author and contributing editor, West’s Colorado Methods of Practice, on the chapters on the law of Future Interests (Chapter 72) and Civil Judgment Execution Sales (Chapter 40) in the 6th and 7th editions.

Author of chapter on Judicial Foreclosures in the 2017 and 2018 editions of Colorado Real Estate Practice (CLE of Colorado, Inc.)

Author, Rule 120 – Due Process for the Public Trustee Foreclosure, Chapter 2 in Foreclosure Law in Colorado, CLE in Colorado Inc, 2017.

Adjunct Professor, University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law, upper level classes in real estate transactions, titles and finance, 2006-2017.

Service as a court-appointed commissioner for partition of real property, under C.R.S. section 38-28-105.

2014 Marsh CLE Award of Excellence, given by the Colorado Bar Association in recognition of teaching, writing, and contribution to continuing legal education programs for real estate attorneys over a twenty-year period.

Colorado Bar Association’s Real Estate Section Council from 1998-2006, and Chair of the Real Estate Section in 2005-2006. In this capacity, served as joint or lead author of successful amendments to statutes dealing with foreclosures, spurious liens, the Colorado common interest ownership act, and the statutory rule against perpetuities.

Service on the Colorado Supreme Court’s Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure from 1987 to 2016, and lead author of changes to the rules on receiverships, foreclosures, applications for attorney fee awards, and appointment of receivers. From 2014 to 2018, led the subcommittee that recommended extensive changes to C.R.C.P 120 adopted by the Supreme Court in 2018.

Colorado Super Lawyer designation in Real Estate every year from 2006 to 2017, and in 2018-19 for Alternative Dispute Resolution.

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